Perfect for anyone who has just gotten a bushel of apples at the farmer's market without knowing exactly how to use them all, this mix of traditional and classic recipes is both adventurous and innovative.

Each recipe comes with precise instruction and detailed photography by master chef Christophe Adam – ideal for anyone looking to broaden their repertoire and expand the possibilities of cooking and baking with apples.

Adam explains all types of apples and their stunning range of colours, textures, and tastes. While flavour can vary from almost tropical sweet to bracingly tart, the apple's most nuanced aspect is its texture, so Adam sorts his recipes by texture – crunchy, crispy, mellow, melting, liquid – making it simple to match the right apple to the best recipe.

Also included are detailed descriptions of thirty-seven heirloom and modern apple varieties. Useful for the novice as well as the seasoned cook, this collection is sure to be an important and much used addition to any cook's home library and will be an inspiration for anyone who has come home from the farmer's market or a day's outing to a "pick your own" orchard with a bumper crop of fall's apple bounty.